Anthology of Essays 丨 Dialogue with Zeng Baosun: Embracing the enthusiasm of education

Editor's Note

The May Fourth Movement, which took place exactly one hundred years ago, became an epoch-making event in the history of modern China. This movement also burned on the hot soil of Huxiang and cultivated and educated a large number of outstanding young people.

Not only the "May Fourth Movement", but in the course of China's recent modernization, how many Huxiang youth have made remarkable achievements! Time has passed, and they have either achieved lofty ideals of life, or buried between mountains and rivers, or hidden in yellowed, boring piles of old paper. But they also had a clear and full face, and they lived a flesh-and-blood life.

We launched a "500-400 Years Youth Dialogue" call for papers to showcase the dialogue between contemporary youth and their youth spiritual idols.

Author 丨Li Fen (Primary School Teacher, Changsha City)

Mr. Chu zhi, a few years ago, when he went to the former residence of Zeng Wenzheng to visit, he saw her in the Zeng clan genealogy chart; Knowing Mr. Re-acquaintance, it is a sentence that I heard Mr. Re-know after I embarked on the road of education, and I still remember it. That is, the gentleman replied as the reason for not marrying for life: "If I marry, I can raise at most ten children, but I am committed to education, and I can raise thousands of children." "I wonder if my husband was born in such a feudal era, and his requirements for women were a little too harsh, so how did mr. Husband have the courage to make such a decision?" And what courage does it have to face strange eyes from all directions? With such deep doubt, I carefully read my husband's memoirs. In the book, I listened to my husband tell about his life. I slowly found the answer.

He was born in a prominent family, and his great-grandfather was a famous Zeng Guofan in modern China, and in this family, there was a grandmother and father who loved Mr. Love. When her husband was very young, she showed a spirit of rebellion that was different from ordinary people, and her parents wanted to wrap her feet according to tradition, and she cried and refused to obey. The open-minded grandmother finally respected her husband's wishes. Naturally, Mr. Zeng became the first person in the Zeng family to abandon the bad habit of foot binding. At such a young age, I already know how to stick to my own ideas, and the courage of my husband really makes me sigh! At the same time, I also had to be touched by my husband's grandmother and father, respect the child's choice, and help the child become the person he wants to be, which also gave me a great inspiration. Whether as a mother or as a teacher, all we can do is do our part to help our child become who she wants to be. And that's what many of us parents and teachers lack.

With the increase of age and the increase of talent, Mr. Became a famous talented woman. He could have lived this life without worry with his superior family conditions, but Mr. Li set his sights on "education to save the country". Since then, he has embarked on the road of studying in a foreign country. Finally, he returned from his studies and founded Yifang Girls' School. She was only 25 years old! Mr. Talent, Mr. Courage, is even more deeply infected to me. Obviously, you can live this life comfortably, but you have chosen this road of wind and rain, what made Mr. Make such a choice? So I carefully read Mr. Wang's book again, and once again deeply understood Mr. Wang, it turned out to be Mr. Wang's belief in education, believing that only education can save China. And it is such a belief, even in the thirty years since the establishment of Yifang Girls' School, after three suspensions and three resumptions, Mr. Still insists on his belief in education, until the war completely destroys the school, Mr. Li can not leave. What a great courage it takes! What a powerful belief!

Looking back on herself in the years of teaching, I have also encountered some difficulties and lingered, but compared with the difficulties encountered by my husband, it is not a matter at all, and mr. still chose to persevere in such an extremely difficult environment, and I think this must be mr. Husband's belief in education that supports her. I think, what reason do I have to complain, thinking back to the first step on the road of education, is not it with a heart of enthusiasm for education? Mr. Mister's deeds have undoubtedly injected me with a shot of tonic. Firm in my choices, guided me to move forward bravely, step by step from a new person to maturity.

Finally, I would like to say to my husband that I am very grateful to have met you! Although we have not been able to meet in the same time and space, the endless spiritual wealth you left behind, like a beacon, illuminates my heart. It gave me an example to learn from. The road to education is long, and I will seek it up and down.

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